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🌱 Which Winter Park shows should you add to your calendar now?
And on the Winter Park Patch calendar - Global Peace Film Festival Season
Good morning to you Winter Park! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Which Winter Park shows should you add to your calendar now?
- How will losing Flock cameras change safety on Winter Park's busiest roads?
- When are Dolly's benefit screenings at Regal Winter Park Village?
Also on today's calendar: Global Peace Film Festival Season and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Humid with a heavy t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 92, low: 77.
- Saturday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 92 and low of 76 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Gimme an A: 'Arcadia,' 'Addams Family,' 'Anne Frank,' 'Avenue Q' onstage this season (orlandosentinel.com subscription) — Winter Park stages are gearing up for a packed theater season, from student productions at Rollins' Annie Russell Theatre to community shows at Breakthrough Theatre, CFCArts, and Winter Park Playhouse. Residents can plan months of outings, including Halloween shows, new plays, classics, youth productions, and musical revues, many happening right in town or a short drive away. 
2. Winter Park to Remove Flock Cameras Per State Order (winterparkvoice.com) — Winter Park police will remove all three Flock license-plate cameras from Lee Road, Fairbanks Avenue, and Aloma Avenue within 30 days to comply with a new Florida DOT order. Local leaders are weighing whether to relocate the cameras onto city streets as residents debate the tradeoff between crime-solving benefits and privacy concerns around surveillance and data sharing.
3. Dolly Parton benefit screenings head to these Orlando theaters Labor Day weekend (orlandoweekly.com) — Dolly Parton fans in Winter Park can honor her legacy this Labor Day weekend with special screenings at Regal Winter Park Village of Steel Magnolias and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Tickets cost $9.25, with all proceeds benefiting The Dollywood Foundation and its Imagination Library, turning a nostalgic movie outing into direct support for children's literacy.
4. Nightmare on Orange reservations open in three waves at The Courtesy (orlandoshine.com) — Nightmare on Orange, the Halloween pop-up at The Courtesy on North Orange Avenue in Winter Park, will run Sept. 22–Nov. 1 with spooky décor and themed cocktails. Reservations open in three timed waves starting Sept. 8, but walk-ins are welcome, with waitlist options and an outdoor bar on busy nights, plus a two-hour seating limit for each party.
📸 Around Winter Park
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Winter Park
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- Rollins College Women's Soccer vs Tusculum University →
Rollins Athletics Winter Park, Fla., Cahall-Sandspur Field
7:00 pm - Rollins College Women's Volleyball vs Jessup
Rollins Athletics Arcata, CA
12:00 pm - Rollins College Women's Volleyball vs Nebraska Kearney
Rollins Athletics Arcata, CA
6:00 pm - Yoga in the Garden - Saturdays →
Mead Botanical Garden , 1300 S. Denning Dr., Winter Park, FL, 32789, United States
9:00 am - Tai Chi in the Garden
Mead Botanical Garden , 1300 S. Denning Dr., Winter Park, FL, 32789, United States
10:30 am - Rollins College Women's Volleyball vs Northwest Nazarene
Rollins Athletics Arcata, CA
12:00 pm - Rollins College Women's Volleyball vs Dominican University of California
Rollins Athletics Arcata, CA
4:00 pm - Rollins College Women's Soccer vs Ashland University →
Rollins Athletics Winter Park, Fla., Cahall-Sandspur Field
7:00 pm - Global Peace Film Festival Season →
Enzian Theater, 1300 S Orlando Ave, Maitland
6:00 pm
Thursday September 3
Friday September 4
Saturday September 5
Tuesday September 15
📣 Winter Park Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Midyear Construction & Housing ECONOMIC UPDATE - Thurs., Sept. 3 →
Greater Orlando Builders Association GOBA Great Hall 1953 Clayton Heritage Way Maitland, FL 32751
11:30 am - Virtual Mini-Academy | La IA en OCPS: Guía para las Familias →
Arbor Ridge K-8 Orlando, FL 32817
12:00 pm - Young Professionals Social @ Rock N Brews Oviedo
Greater Orlando Builders Association 1953 Clayton Heritage Way, Maitland, FL 32751
5:30 pm - Curriculum Night and Art Night
Casselberry Elementary School Casselberry, FL 32707
6:00 pm
Thursday September 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- The Hari Group posted a job opening for Team Member in Winter Park. Apply here.
- TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Now Hiring- PT Retail Associate in Winter Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Winter Park here.
Ok Winter Park! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A shirt (Thank you Dianna H. for sending it in!)
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